PRESS RELEASE : ‘Settlements Bring Security’ conference in Jerusalem: FCDO statement [February 2024]

The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 30 January 2024.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office gave a statement about the ‘Settlements Bring Security’ conference organised in Jerusalem on 28 January 2024.

A statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO):

The UK is alarmed by the conference in Jerusalem calling for the resettlement of Gaza, and that Israeli ministers participated.

The UK’s position is clear: Gaza is occupied Palestinian territory and will be part of the future Palestinian state.

Settlements are illegal. No Palestinian should be threatened with forcible displacement or relocation.